page_title: Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
section_title: 1965 Operacion 90
hierarchical_section_title: Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic / History / 1965 Operacion 90
caption_attribution_description: Español: La Operación 90 fue la primera expedición terrestre hecha por la Argentina al Polo Sur, realizada en 1965 por 10 soldados del Ejército Argentino. Esta foto muestra el momento en que los soldados saludan la Bandera Argentina.English: Operación 90 (Operation NINETY) was the first Argentine ground expedition to the South Pole, conducted in 1965, by 10 soldiers of the Argentine Army. This picture shows the moment when the soldiers salute the flag of Argentina. This is a photo of Antarctic Protected Area number HSM-1.
context_page_description: The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, in Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina, are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief and a civilian Minister of Defense. In addition to the Army, Navy and Air Force, there are two security forces, controlled by the Ministry of Security, which can be mobilized in occasion of an armed conflict: the National Gendarmerie, a gendarmerie used to guard borders and places of strategic importance; and the Naval Prefecture, a coast guard used to protect internal major rivers and maritime territory.
  Traditionally, Argentina maintains close defense cooperation and military-supply relationships with the United States and to a lesser extent, with Israel, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Belarus, Italy, and Russia.
context_section_description: In 1965, the Argentine military conducted land military maneuvers on Antarctica under then-Colonel Jorge E. Leal. Nicknamed Operación 90, this was undertaken ten years before the Antarctic Treaty came into being and was conducted to cement Argentina's claims to a portion of those territories (still claimed as Argentine Antarctica).
caption: Soldiers saluting the flag at the South Pole.
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